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Rice and Water in Early Historic South India and Sri Lanka.
- Source :
- South Asian Studies; Nov2022, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p101-115, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Domesticated rice (Oryza sativa), typically a water-intensive crop, is widely cultivated in the semi-arid zones of South India and Sri Lanka and is a staple among sedentary populations in these regions when the opposite should prevail in light of environmental constraints. This paper investigates the origins of large-scale rice cultivation in South India and Sri Lanka and the attendant innovations in hydraulic technologies using a wide range of sources but with a special focus on Tamil "Caṅkam" texts, the earliest surviving textual corpus for the Dravidian language family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RICE
ARID regions
TECHNOLOGICAL innovations
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02666030
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- South Asian Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160508269
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02666030.2022.2111084